My colleague Mark Murakami who blogs at hawaiioceanlaw.com will be covering today’s oral argument in the Hawaii Supreme Court case Dupree v. Hiraga, No 29464, the appeal regarding whether the State Board of Registration (County of Maui)correctly concluded that a Maui County councilperson who registered tovote as a Lanai resident is actually a
Appellate Oral Argument: Is Intending To Live Somewhere Enough To Be “Residing” There?
The Supreme Court of Hawaii will hear oral arguments on Thursday, August 20, 2009, from 9:00-10:00 in Dupree v. Hiraga, No 29464, the appeal regarding whether the State Board of Registration (County of Maui)correctly concluded that a Maui County councilperson who registered tovote as a Lanai resident is actually a resident of Maui.
HAWSCT To Review Residency Challenge: Is Intending To Live Somewhere Enough To Be “Residing” There?
Update 7/15/2009: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday, August 20, 2009, from 9:00-10:00. Here’s the notice.
The Hawaii Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal regarding whether the State Board of Registration (County of Maui) correctly concluded that a Maui County councilperson who registered to vote as a Lanai resident
Further Thoughts On Property Taxes And Voting
I’ve received a few interesting comments and e-mails on an earlier post (“Why Hawaii Can’t Vote On Property Taxes”) about the Ohana Kauai property tax charter amendment and how it was declared unconstitutional by a 3-2 Hawaii Supreme Court.
Here’s one that I thought was worth moving from the below-the-fold comment section:
I know you’re
Report On Residency Challenge Appeal: Is Intending To Live Somewhere Enough To Be “Residing” There?
In High court ruling on residency requested, the Maui News reports on Dupree v. Hiraga, No. 29464, the appeal of the decision by the State Board of Registration (County of Maui) which concluded that a Maui County councilperson who registered as a Lanai resident is actually a resident of Maui.
Attorneys for a
Why Hawaii Can’t Vote On Property Taxes
Faced with a budget shortfalls and declining revenue projections (and what level of government these days isn’t?), the Honolulu City Council voted today to raise property taxes and eliminate a property tax credit that would have softened the raise for some homeowners. See the reports here and here. It also voted to raise the
Election Law: Is Intending To Live Somewhere Enough To Be “Residing” There?
Yesterday, my Damon Key colleagues and I filed this brief on behalf of a Lanai voter, asking the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals to affirm a decision by the State Board of Registration (County of Maui) which concluded that a Maui County councilperson who registered as a Lanai resident is actually a resident of Maui.
New Article Published: “Because They Can: Judicially Excising the People from the Definition of ‘County’ in the Hawaii Constitution”
The ABA Section on State & Local Government has published my article “Because They Can: Judicially Excising the People from the Definition of “County” in the Hawaii Constitution” in the State & Local Government Law News (Spring 2008).
The article is a summary and analysis of County of Kauai ex rel. Nakazawa v.
Merits Briefs in Upcoming ICA Appeal on Kuilima Resort Environmental Impact Statement
On April 9, 2008, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments in Unite Here! Local 5 v. City and County of Honolulu, No. 28603, the appeal involving the question of whether the City should have required the Kuilima Resort to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Here are the main
Commentary on Kauai Real Property Tax Charter Amendment Decision
California’s Flash Report posted my op-ed “Hawaii Government Sues Itself to Quash Property Tax Relief — And Wins” about the Kauai real property tax charter amendment appeal.